| Hardgate | |
|---|---|
.jpg) An aerial view of the town of Hardgate | |
  Hardgate  Hardgate Hardgate (Scotland) Show map of Scotland | |
| OS grid reference | NS502725 |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Clyddebank |
| Postcode district | G81 |
| Dialling code | 01389 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| 55°55′19″N4°24′11″W / 55.922°N 4.403°W /55.922; -4.403 | |
Hardgate is a village inWest Dunbartonshire,Scotland.
Hardgate has probably been settled sinceNeolithic times with a burial site at Knappers Farm, theCochno Stone (acup and ring marked stone), and aburial chamber nearCochno Loch providing evidence of this.[1]
Although it is a far older settlement, it is administratively part of nearbyClydebank along with the neighbouring village ofDuntocher and now lies in theWest Dunbartonshire local authority area. Along with Duntocher andFaifley, Hardgate falls within West Dunbartonshiire'sKilpatrick ward with a combined population of 12,719 in 2011.[2]
Dunn's Mills operated a cotton mill in the 19th century. It continued to produce thread and yarn until its destruction during theClydebank Blitz in 1941.[3]
The village expanded due to house building by theClydebank town council afterWorld War II, and later by theWimpey firm in the early 1970s on what had beengreen belt land.
The village has onenon-denominational school, Goldenhill Primary School.
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